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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Slant MagazineSlant MagazineBoth a companion piece to and in many ways a reversal of "Dogtooth," it builds on that film's surreally terse style and notions of communication and identity without diluting its singularity or concentration.
- The movie focuses tightly and obviously on role playing, but the most unsettling observations concern how fragile it all is - our health, our minds, our denial of death.
- 80The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksFollow the film-maker. Let him lead you by the nose. Lanthimos knows exactly where he's going.
- 80Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichPuzzling and provocative, Alps has a lingering power and an effect that is thrillingly difficult to define.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyAlps, in spite of its title, is a very flat film, from the shallow focus photography, to the actors' monotone delivery.
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottLike "Dogtooth," Alps works by systematically unsettling our sense of what is normal and habitual in human interactions.
- Lanthimos' skill at orchestrating these tense, creepy, shockingly funny setpieces is just as evident here as it was in "Dogtooth," but too much of Alps is left vague.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoBoxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoThe premise is fetching and feels like a mystery, particularly as the film orchestrates its story to make the work of the Alps group seem like a kind of heist.
- 50Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonIt's quibbling to draw up columns denoting what Lanthimos, a difficult but undeniable talent, does right and does wrong. He's seemingly working intuitively here, and whatever missteps he makes while feeling his way forward, he manages to pass quite near to one of the essential conundrums of being human.